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Chiesa di Santa Maria dell’Orto
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Cristiano
March 5, 2022
The church of Santa Maria dell'Orto owes its name ("orto" means vegetable garden) to its location, an area that was covered by vegetable gardens up to the end of the 15th century. According to the legend, a miracle was attributed to an image of the Virgin Mary painted on one of the border walls of a vegetable garden. The owner of this garden happened to be very sick and nothing could heal him. He prayed fervently the Madonna to intercede for him and when he fully recovered he ordered the building of a chapel dedicated to her as a sign of gratitude. A small group of faithful people soon gathered to worship the sacred image and eventually decided to call themselves the Compagnia della Madonna Santissima dell’Orto. In 1492 the Compagnia became a confraternity approved by pope Alexander VI. Almost one hundred years later, in 1588, it was elevated into an arch-confraternity aggregating several confraternities and was able to start the building of its own church.
The church of Santa Maria dell'Orto owes its name ("orto" means vegetable garden) to its location, an area that was covered by vegetable gardens up to the end of the 15th century. According to the legend, a miracle was attributed to an image of the Virgin Mary painted on one of the border walls of a…
Armanda
January 27, 2016
This beautiful church is an amazing and prayerful place! It is down the street from San Francesco a Ripa and around the corner from Santa Cecilia.
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10 Via Anicia
Roma, Lazio